yard work
noun
: the work of maintaining or cultivating the yard or lawn of a home
I'd hate to get embroiled in mowing and have it start pouring. … There is other yard work I could do that wouldn't take so long. … I could go out and trim around the shrubs and trees.—
Bob Grady
Bob GradyKatie Pagan, the senior class sponsor, said the students partnered with a local church to receive a list of residents who needed assistance with yard work. "They did leaf raking on Election Day," Pagan said.—Karah Wilson
Karah WilsonMy parents gave me a typical allowance for school clothes, which I supplemented with mowing lawns and yard work …—Chris Goddard
Chris GoddardExamples of yard work in a Sentence
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Back then, Miles Armstead befriended Thomas and occasionally gave him $10 or $15 to help with yard work, his widow said.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
After two years of doing their own back-breaking yard work on their acre-and-a-half property in Cold Spring, N.Y., Renata Kero and her husband were ready to finally give in and spend a few thousand dollars to hire a landscaping company.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Gupta says masking can be especially helpful when mowing the lawn or doing other yard work.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Des Longstaff was helping a friend with some yard work when their partner brought them lunch — bacon and sausage sandwiches.
—Karen Fratti, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
After two years of doing their own back-breaking yard work on their acre-and-a-half property in Cold Spring, N.Y., Renata Kero and her husband were ready to finally give in and spend a few thousand dollars to hire a landscaping company.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Gupta says masking can be especially helpful when mowing the lawn or doing other yard work.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Des Longstaff was helping a friend with some yard work when their partner brought them lunch — bacon and sausage sandwiches.
—Karen Fratti, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Yard work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yard%20work. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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